Covid-19

Firefighters will be coming to the aid of health and care staff in the COVID-19 crisis by constructing vital protective face shields for use on the frontline after an agreement was reached between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), and fire service National Employers...

Firefighters across the East Midlands have begun to drive ambulances, deliver food and medicines, and move dead bodies to support their communities and other emergency services during the coronavirus pandemic. The new areas of work have been agreed between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and fire and...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that fire and rescue personnel, police, prison staff, and Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) workers will now be eligible for coronavirus testing, in a session of the Health and Social Care Committee. It comes after sustained pressure from the FBU...

Firefighters across the UK could support the delivery of COVID-19 testing, including taking samples for antigen tests, in the latest agreement between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), fire chiefs and fire service National Employers. After appropriate training, firefighters will be able to carry out...

Firefighters in the West Midlands have begun moving the bodies of those who have died of coronavirus from hospitals, care homes, and private properties, as the region feels the pressure of the pandemic. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in the West Midlands has secured training and health and safety...